Tag: disasters

• Census Bureau to Release 2025 ACS 1-Year Estimates October 29

  19 Oct 2026 2:36 p.m.

  A prerelease webinar on Thursday, October 22 at 1 p.m. ET will offer tips on accessing the data and comparing geographies and statistics over time.

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• Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review reports researchers weigh firefighting to protect permafrost carbon

  19 Oct 2026 5:22 a.m. · Source: MIT Technology Review

  MIT Technology Review reports researchers are exploring whether fighting remote boreal wildfires could slow permafrost thaw and carbon emissions, including a Yukon Flats pilot and new satellite detection efforts.

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• California Secures FEMA Grant to Fight Norte Fire in Orange County

  16 Oct 2026 9:17 p.m. · Source: California Governors Office

  California secures a FEMA Fire Management Assistance Grant for the Norte Fire near San Juan Capistrano, which has burned 465 acres and threatens nearly 13,000 people.

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• Beshear Appeals Trump's Denial of Federal Aid for 5 Kentucky Counties After Deadly June Storms

  16 Oct 2026 11:02 a.m. · Source: Kentucky Governor's Office

  Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is appealing President Trump's denial of Public Assistance for five counties hit by June flooding and storms that killed six Kentuckians, seeking broader FEMA aid.

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• Newsom Activates State Operations Center, Declares Emergencies for Tropical Storm Rachel and Two Wildfires

  15 Oct 2026 9:24 p.m.

  Firefighters, engines and aircraft are prepositioned across Southern California ahead of Santa Ana winds and Red Flag conditions, while state of emergency proclamations cover storm recovery in four counties and fire cleanup in Tuolumne and Calaveras counties.

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• Mayor Bass to Address Immigrant Protections and Valley Priorities Friday

  15 Oct 2026 9:00 p.m. · Source: LA Mayors Office

  Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass will join immigrant rights leaders on the Trump administration's reported 45-day enforcement operation, then speak at the Valley's State of the Community Luncheon.

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• CDC Weekly Report Covers Dengue Outbreak in U.S. Virgin Islands

  15 Oct 2026 3:43 p.m.

  The CDC's latest MMWR issue reports on a dengue outbreak in the U.S. Virgin Islands, alongside studies on pertussis vaccine effectiveness in Alaska and other public health findings.

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• Texas Volunteer Firefighter Dies in Apparatus Rollover Crash

  15 Oct 2026 3:22 p.m.

  Firefighter Rick Joseph Fuentes, 26, was driving a fire department apparatus to a vehicle and grass fire in Buckholts, Texas, when it left the road and rolled over.

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• Scientists Trace Origin of September Fissure Vent Lava at Kīlauea's Summit

  15 Oct 2026 2:38 p.m. · Source: U.S. Geological Survey

  USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologists find that lava from six new fissure vents at Kīlauea's summit in September 2026 came from the same shallow magma chamber that feeds typical fountaining episodes.

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• Ohio Leaders Unveil Next Phase of East Palestine First Responder Training Center

  15 Oct 2026 2:16 p.m. · Source: Ohio Governors Office

  Governor DeWine and Lt. Governor Tressel announced new renderings for the YSU RAPID center and a donation of four rail cars from Norfolk Southern for realistic emergency training.

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• Durham Firefighter, 24, Killed in Roof Collapse at Multi-Story Blaze

  15 Oct 2026 1:22 p.m.

  Firefighter Andrew J. Brokes, 24, died when a roof and second-floor collapse trapped him during a victim search in Durham, North Carolina; two other firefighters were hospitalized.

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• Millions Across Southeast Take Part in Great Southeast ShakeOut Earthquake Drill

  15 Oct 2026 8:32 a.m.

  Participants paused at 10:15 a.m. today to practice "Drop, Cover and Hold On" in a one-minute drill that drew more than 2 million people last year.

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• Preliminary Reports Give Magnitude 5.6 and 5.3 for Central Alaska Earthquake

  15 Oct 2026 7:13 a.m.

  The quake struck at 11:07:02 UTC about 43 km north-northwest of Lake Minchumina, with shaking felt near Fairbanks, College and Badger.

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• CBC Reports Suspected Russian Drone Campaign Over NATO Skies, Inflation Drag on Republicans, Pakistan School Roof Collapse

  15 Oct 2026 7:04 a.m.

  Norway has logged more than 300 drone occurrences this year, while a suspected sighting over Luxembourg Airport diverted 19 flights affecting nearly 2,000 people.

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• Ivey Extends Alabama State of Emergency Through October 28 as Isaias Recovery Continues

  14 Oct 2026 6:27 p.m.

  Emergency management officials are deployed in Monroe, Escambia, Conecuh, Coffee and Houston counties for recovery and damage assessment, and the state is pursuing federal tax relief for storm victims.

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• Red Flag Warning Persists in LA and Ventura Mountains as Bass Keeps Clear Weekend Schedule

  16 Oct 2026 8:45 p.m.

  LAFD has predeployed engines, aircraft crews and dozer teams across the San Fernando Valley, Santa Monica Mountains, Hollywood Hills and West LA, and will tow vehicles illegally parked in posted Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone locations.

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• Census Bureau Warns Earthquake Risk Extends Far Beyond California

  14 Oct 2026 5:04 p.m. · Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  Census Bureau marks the 2026 Great ShakeOut by urging communities nationwide to prepare for earthquakes, noting the 1886 Charleston quake was felt as far away as Wisconsin.

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• Iowa Firefighter-Paramedic Dies After Stroke Following Two Emergency Calls

  13 Oct 2026 10:50 a.m.

  Charles "Chuck" Jones, a 19-year veteran of the Council Bluffs Fire Department, suffered a stroke after responding to a fire and a medical call on Oct. 5 and died three days later.

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• Fairfax County Details Election Security and Vote Counting Measures Ahead of Nov. 3

  12 Oct 2026 3:31 p.m. · Source: Fairfax County Government

  Fairfax County outlines how it secures voting machines, stores ballots and counts votes for more than 800,000 registered voters, plus curbside voting for older residents and voters with disabilities.

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• Trump Diesel Deal With Putin Draws Bipartisan Backlash as Moscow Awaits First Payment

  13 Oct 2026 10:02 a.m.

  Moscow has yet to receive a single U.S. dollar under the agreement, which offers sanctions relief in return for Russian diesel and has drawn criticism from lawmakers in both parties and Ukraine's Zelensky.

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• Trump Approves Alabama Emergency Declaration as Hurricane Isaias Nears Landfall

  9 Oct 2026 9:04 p.m.

  Governor Kay Ivey says the declaration covers Baldwin, Escambia and Mobile counties and the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, with a mandatory evacuation in place for non-residents in parts of Baldwin County and Dauphin Island.

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• Lamont's Week: Special Education Grants, HUSKY D Protections, AI Rules and Head Start Defense

  9 Oct 2026 5:30 p.m. · Source: Connecticut Governors Office

  Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont highlighted $10.6 million in special education grants, HUSKY D enrollment protections, federal AI regulation calls, and opposition to Head Start changes.

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• Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Seven Ohio Counties; DeWine Marks 300-Plus Pardons

  9 Oct 2026 5:01 p.m. · Source: Ohio Governors Office

  Federal aid unlocked for Clermont, Franklin, Hamilton, Licking, Morgan, Muskingum and Perry counties after August severe weather, as DeWine's expedited pardon project passes 323 and Appalachian clinics wrap up.

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• Newsom Pre-Positions 4.4 Million Sandbags as California Braces for Potentially Historic El Niño Winter

  9 Oct 2026 2:48 p.m. · Source: California Governors Office

  California stages flood-fighting supplies at 68 sites, inspects 1,600 miles of levees and expedites coastal protection projects ahead of a potentially historic El Niño storm season.

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• Hurricane Isaias Strengthens to Category 2 as Gulf Coast Braces for Landfall

  9 Oct 2026 7:09 a.m.

  NPR reports the storm could hit the northern Gulf Coast as early as tonight with winds over 100 mph and storm surges of five to seven feet, while USA TODAY says landfall is expected between the Mississippi coast and the…

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• Ivey Rescinds Coastal Evacuation Order as Isaias Kills Two Alabamians

  10 Oct 2026 11:53 a.m.

  All major roadways including the ICW have reopened, though some closures remain because of downed power lines, and crews are still working to reopen part of US-31 north of Brewton in Escambia County.

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• Alabama Declares State of Emergency for 40 Counties as Hurricane Isaias Approaches

  8 Oct 2026 1:00 p.m.

  State offices in nine coastal counties will close at noon Friday, and the emergency declaration runs through October 14.

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• OCC Allows Banks in Alabama and Mississippi to Close as Hurricane Isaias Hits

  8 Oct 2026 6:31 p.m. · Source: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

  The OCC issued a proclamation letting national banks, federal savings associations and federal branches of foreign banks close offices in Alabama and Mississippi areas affected by Hurricane Isaias.

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• USGS Seismologist Urges Hawaii Earthquake Preparedness Ahead of Great Hawaii ShakeOut

  8 Oct 2026 6:08 p.m. · Source: U.S. Geological Survey

  HVO seismic network manager Jefferson Chang recalls forgetting Hawaii has earthquakes, citing this year's magnitude-6 quake, and urges residents to join the Great Hawaii ShakeOut drill on October 15.

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• Columbia Expert Explains Measles as New York Declares Disaster Emergency

  8 Oct 2026 3:00 p.m. · Source: Columbia University

  Columbia pediatric infectious disease specialist Irene Frantzis explains measles transmission and complications as New York declares a disaster emergency over 108 cases and the worst U.S. measles year since 1991.

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